„Speaking"
„Thoughts"
„Neah speaking telepathic"
Scarlet-Nin: Hey, I am really sorry for the late update. Had a bit trouble with school, Homework and Volleyball. ^^´ I hope this Chapter is to your liking even if it´s a bit short in my opinion. I will try to include a Yullen Moment in the next Chapter!
Please tell me if you liked it or not. ^^ Enjoy!
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Chapter 15
All of a Sudden Eliade turned to Allen. "You! Sleep till the food gets here!" She ordered. Allen looked at her with shocked expression. He tried to protest, but She shoot him a look that made it clear if he just thought about protesting, she would cut of his Man parts.
So Allen wisely shut his mouth and nodded hastily.
"My Chance!" Lavi thought excited. He turned to Allen with a grin. "You can use my shoulder as a pillow!" Lavi suggested while he prayed. Allen considered it. "Thanks." Allen replied with a smile. He was still really tired. He even would have used Kanda´s shoulder as a pillow. He laid his head on Lavi´s shoulder.
"STRIKE!" Lavi thought victorious. He looked out of the window with a dreamy expression.
Allen dozed off.
Dream. (Allen´s Perspective)
I was sitting on a table with Road, Neah and Adam. We were eating together. It was like a family dinner.
"So, are there any News?" Adam asked with a smile. Road hummed happily. "I have a new dress, I want to show Allen~!" She cheered. I nodded at her and she beamed. Neah just shook his head.
"I was thinking of cutting my hair." I told them when I saw nobody had another thing to say. My hair was after all really long by now. A little cut wouldn´t hurt.
I took a bite of my meal and heard chocking sounds. I looked up and saw Neah hitting his chest with his fist, Road half drowning herself when she tried to drink her glass water and Adam´s fork fell out of his hand.
I frowned at them. "What?" I asked while I shoved my elbow into Neah´s rips to get him to stop coughing. He winced. Road stood up and hit me over the head.
I gripped my head and winced. "Never! Don´t cut your hair!" She ordered with a pout. Adam nodded. "I like your long hair too~!" He agreed with a grin. Neah looked at me with a serious look.
"Promise me that you won´t cut your hair short! And if something happens that you will grow them long again! It´s like a trademark for you!" Neah stated seriously.
I couldn´t really understand what made them like my hair long so much, but oh well, if it makes them happy.
"I promise that I will keep my hair long, so that you will always recognized me then." I stated softly when I saw them smile at me. Well, Neah grinned more like the Cheshire Cat, Road beamed like a little child and Adam just looked pleased.
I sighed fondly. Seriously, to get that upset over hair.
End Of Dream.
Allen woke up with a start. Eliade looked annoyed and Lavi looked impatient. "Is the food here, yet?" Allen asked while he yawned. Lavi sighed. "Food´s the first thing in your mind when you wake up?" He asked in disbelief. Allen only shrugged.
"I think I am going to grow my hair long again." Allen thought warmly. After all he promised, didn´t he?
Eliade stood up. "Get up! We will go to look for Aleister!" She announced. She stormed through the train with a scowl on her pretty face. Allen and Lavi followed.
"I don't think it´s possible to get lost on a train." Lavi whispered to Allen. He had his hands crossed behind his head. "Well, except if your Name is Allen Walker." He joked. Allen shook his head in disappointment at the lame joke.
He felt something pulse in him again. His eyes narrowed. "The Noah is near." Allen thought while he got ready. Lavi saw Allen tense up and mate a mental note to look for such strange behavior more often by Allen.
Eliade stormed through a door. "Aleiste-!...what are you doing?" Eliade asked from angry to stunned when she saw Crowley just in his underwear playing Poker with a few other men. There was a little kid too.
Allen and Lavi chocked on air. "Did you just lose our lunch money?!" They demanded at the same time. Crowley shrunk in himself. Allen watched a man with round glasses out of the corner of his eyes. "Okay, what the heck is a Noah doing here stripping an Exorcist of his money and clothes at Poker?! Are they all Nuts?!" Allen cried in his head. This was supposed to be his Family?! Bullshit! Why did he always get crazy people as family?! Mana wasn´t sane either!
"Crow-chan! What if Allen´s going to eat us now?! You don´t know how large his appetite is!" Lavi whined while he shook Crowley by his shoulders like a rag doll. Eliade was fuming, but also scared. She also felt the Noah in the room, but tried to hide it.
Allen hit Lavi over the head and held his Exorcist uniform to the men. "Here, I want to play against you. Winner gets all the money and the clothes, okay?" Allen challenged them with an innocent smile. The other two men looked ready to protest but the Noah in disguise only nodded.
"Sure! Come on. Play with us. That´s real Silver on your uniform isn´t it?" The Noah said cheerfully. The two men looked excited to play now. Allen only nodded while he sat down in the circle.
"Hey, Allen! What are you doing?!" Lavi hissed at him quietly. They would get in a lot of trouble for the uniform! Jonny would cry for forever! Allen only snorted. "I am winning back our stuff, so don´t interrupt me now." Allen retorted with a low voice. Lavi snorted in disbelief and sat behind Allen. Watching him like a hawk.
"What a great chance to embarrass a family member!" Allen thought darkly. Neah and Cross would be so proud! The Noah shuffled the cards and they began to play.
Time skip 15 min later.
"Royal Straight flush!" Allen cheered with a smile. The men´s jaw dropped. Lavi´s eye was wide open in shock and Eliade smirked at Allen. Crowley sighed in relief.
One of the men pointed at Allen. "N-No way! You couldn´t have won all 24 rounds! That´s impossible!" he cried. Allen´s innocent smile suddenly turned sharp and dark. Lavi behind him began to back of a little.
"Eh? Are you saying I am cheating? Do you have proof?" Allen asked in a hurt voice. Lavi twitched. That voice was totally fake! "Are these horns coming out of his head?! What the hell? He´s cheating, I know it! I just can´t catch him!" Lavi was a bit impressed if he was honest and frustrated. Nobody could escape a Bookman´s eye. Well, nobody but Allen freaking Walker apparently.
And the that Poker face of his! It was annoying the hell out of him!
"Hey, I thought you gave him all the bad cards?!" one of the men whispered to the other two. The other nodded. "I did!" he assured quietly. "He´s a pro! Who knew that such an innocent face could hide a devil?" The Noah whispered to the two.
"Interesting….I suddenly feel excited." The Noah thought with a hidden grin. It was the first time in a long while since he had felt so amused about something. When he saw the Exorcists coats of the two he felt the need to kill, but not in front of his human friends in his disguise. He would have to get the name of the White haired one.
"Didn´t Road say anything about her new crazy obsession to an Exorcist kid?" He could remember last time he visited his messed up family.
Flashback (The Noah´s perspective)
"So, Road how did your mission go~?" The Earl inquired curiously. Road brightened up at the dinner table and giggled. Uh oh. It was not good when she giggled like that.
"I met someone I like! He´s so cute! I think he´s interesting, just like you said Milleni!" She told us in a childishly voice, but there was a sharp undertone that let you know that she was more than she seemed to be. That there was something more to it, she wouldn´t like to say. That was a tone she normally didn´t use.
"Oh~? I suppose you met him then~? The Earl stated with a big grin. Road nodded enthusiastically. Now, that had our attention. It was rare when Road and the Earl were interested in the same person. I sat a bit straighter.
"Who is this someone that awoke the interest of you two, Earl?" I asked while I light up a smoke. The Earl only chuckled. "That is for you all to find out, Tyki-pet~!" He teased. Road only laughed sadistically. "He´s my prey! I am sure that you will find him interesting too, Tyki!" Road said dreamy with a dark smile on her lips. She licked her lips in a predatory fashion.
I smirked. "We will see." I retorted amused. Now, I think I will have an eye open for an interesting Exorcist.
End of Flashback
"Oi, Allen! I thought you had the worst luck out of the entire Black Order. So how are you winning?!" Lavi inquired quietly. It wouldn´t leave him alone! He needed to know! Allen was destroying them completely without mercy!
Allen leaned back a bit and his smile turned more dark. "Oh? I am cheating of course!" He explained cheerfully to Lavi, so the others wouldn´t hear. You could see a dark aura from Allen. Lavi shivered and gulped.
"Note to myself, don´t mess with Allen too much. Especially if it´s about money." Lavi found out it was worth recording. Bookman was gonna laugh at him for not noticing how Allen cheated!
"Okay, gentlemen. I see that you have no more position to give to me, so why don´t we call it even for now?" Allen replied playfully. The men sighed in defeated and nodded. They stood up.
"We have to get of the train anyway." The Noah declared while he put out his smoke. The others nodded and got up to leave. In their underwear.
The Noah walked pass Allen. Allen quickly grabbed his wrist. That stopped the rest of them leaving.
The Noah looked down at Allen with a confused grin. "What´s wrong, Boy?" he asked. Allen held the clothes of them up. "Here! I just wanted Crowley´s stuff back. I am not so coldhearted to let you leave without clothes in this kind of weather, no matter how hard you tried to cheat." Allen declared with a nervous smile.
His heart was pulsing from touching another Noah. His Noah was crying out in excitement and happiness. "Joyd." His Noah purred. Allen swallowed.
"You noticed that?" The Noah said sheepishly while he took their clothes and dressed again. Allen only nodded. Eliade looked ready to protest but kept her mouth shut in fear of the Noah noticing her.
"Thanks. Oh, wait I want to give you something in return. Name´s Tyki by the way." The Noah said incidentally, while he searched for something. Allen shook his head but Tyki just took his hand and pressed a deck of Cards into his hands.
"Hopefully we will play again….?" Tyki replied with a grin. Allen smile became more real. "Allen, Allen Walker." Allen introduced himself. His heart felt a bit lighter. He even relaxed a bit more. Tyki nodded and waved a hand to say goodbye while he walked out with his friends. "See ya then, boy!"
They watched the men and the little boy leave.
"Man, Crow-chan that could have escalated." Lavi scolded while he ran a hand through his hair. Crowley only apologized a few times, till Eliade hit him over the head lightly. "Stop it! It´s okay, the kid won it back right? So stop crying!" Eliade comforted Crowley, who only sniffed.
By Tyki
A phone rang. Tyki quickly answered the call. He listened to it and sighed loudly. His friends looked over to him. "Do you have to do a secret job again?!" one of the men complained annoyed. Tyki only looked a bit down. "Yes, sorry! I will catch up with ya later! Take care!" He yelled while he ran.
When he was inside an empty Alleyway, he chuckled. "So, what´s the job this time?" he inquired softly. He saw a big dark shadow at the end of the Alley. "Oh~? What got you in the mode to work, Tyki-pet~?" a sickly sweet voice asked. It was the Earl standing there with his dark wide grin.
Tyki only shot him a smirk. "Well, you could say I know what´s got you and Road of all people so interested. Cheater-Boy-A sure is interesting." Tyki purred amused. The Earl chuckled hearty. It send shivers down Tyki´s back. The grin turned more dangerous.
"I hope you had your fun~. Now it´s time to work~!" The Earl informed cheerfully. Tyki couldn´t keep the dark grin that split his face in two of his face. He took of his glasses and you could see grey skin, crosses on his forehead and insane Golden eyes that were glowing in excitement.
"I am ready for everything, Lord Millenium." Tyki assured the Earl. The Earl only hummed. " I know that~! So here is your mission….~!" The Earl announced.
By Kanda.
Kanda was on a team to search for his General. General Tiedoll. That damned man that thought of him as a son. Kanda would have felt annoyed when he wasn´t fighting against a few Akuma right now.
"Marie! How´s your situation?" Kanda demanded while he sliced an Akuma into two. He was getting tried. They were in a slight pinch right now. There were too many Akuma.
"I am fine right now. I could manage to hide. But I have trouble with hearing Daisya. His signal is weak." A deep voice stated with exhaustion thick in his tone. Kanda cussed. "I may not like him all that much but he´s important for this mission." Kanda hissed angry. He avoided an attack from two Level 2 Akuma. "Tch….will have to try to hide now." Kanda got ready for another two Level 2. Even he knew that he wouldn´t live if he went against a horde of Akuma. So he will try to hide in the next five minutes.
At Tyki´s.
"…..you´re kidding, right?" Tyki demanded while he sat down in a chair on the dining table. He saw Road waving at him with her books on the table.
The Earl only laughed. "It´s like bonding time with your dear family, Tyki-pet~! Our dear Road here needs help with her homework~." The Earl informed him. Road nodded.
Tyki face palmed. "That´s the super secret mission?! Homework? Isn´t she like 50 something?" Tyki sighed while he lit up a new smoke. He felt something sharp cut his cheek. Road giggled while she held a sharp Candle in her hand.
"It isn´t very gentleman like to remind a Lady of her age, Tyki-pet~!" Road warned with a dark smile on her lips. "You should be more like my Allen!" she said dreamy while she giggled to herself. It would have been cute if she didn´t had that twisted look on her face.
Tyki paled and sat a bit futher from Road. The Earl only chuckled. "Isn´t this great~? We are like a true family~!" he hummed. Road lauged. "Tyki would rather play hobo than be with us! Especially if Daddy is here!" She retorted with a mischievous smile. Tyki chocked when she said that.
"I am not a hobo! And don´t bring Sheril into this!" Tyki yelled in protest. He snatched a book from her and began to write a few numbers into it.
The Earl only shook his head fondly. He looked down at the Card he wanted to give Tyki. On that card were the names of the targets that should be killed. He sighed inwardly and clenched his fists.
"Why do I hesitate by his name~?! I shouldn´t care about such scum~!" were the hateful thoughts of the Earl while he glared at the Card. That damned name brought up memories he would rather forget. "Mana! Mana! Did you know? You´re my most precious person!" a childish voice whispered warmly. He felt a tiny hand hold his and he felt like the luckiest man alive. The Earl shook his head to get rid of those thoughts. "I am not Mana! I am not! I am not!"
"Huh? Adam, what´s wrong? What!? Of course, I will always be there! That is what Neah and me promised after all!" a painfully familiar voice assured. A man with long brown hair and round glasses smiled at him. The Earl felt it was a bit harder to breath now. His vision swam and he got a headache. He hadn´t felt the Card slip out of his hand.
"….arl!? EARL!" he heard a panicked voice and a push. Then he felt thin arms warp around him and he was pulled into a tight hug. Someone rubbed his back. "Shhh, it´s okay." The Earl felt a tear slide down his cheek.
"R-Road~? I-It hurts~…" he breathed out suddenly exhausted. She smiled sadly at him. "I know. Just breath." She assured him quietly. He nodded and hugged her back.
Tyki watched the interaction stunned. It was a first for the Earl to break out crying all of a sudden. He saw a Card on the floor and picked it up. He looked it over.
"That´s your list~. Please k-kill all these people with their names on the list~!" The Earl said with a strained grin. Road pulled back and watched how the Earl took her books and cheerfully did her homework, like nothing happened. That insane and hurt look in his eyes scared her for a moment. It was like back then.
Tyki´s eyes turned sad for a few seconds. Then he nodded and put the card away. Road watched him curiously. Tyki got up and walked out. "I will be going then!" He yelled while he quickened his pace.
Tyki tried not to think to much about it about how he felt when he saw the name on the card. That painful twist in his chest shouldn´t have existed for someone he just met. He swore his heart stopped for a second.
Road sighed. "I wonder how Tyki-pet is going to take it, he likes his human side after all~!" The Earl stated softly. Road laughed. Even to her it sounded hollow. "Well, he´s going to deal with it. Even if he got problems, he has us to catch him. We are family and nothing can change that." She assured him with a dark smile. Her eyes turned sad.
"Did you get flashback of them again? Or just one of them?" Road asked carefully while she hugged her legs to her chest. The Earl just hummed. "Doesn´t matter~. He´s dead anyway~. They both are~." He said bitterly, while he continued to do her homework. Road didn´t try to ask again, she also didn´t tell him that his hand that was holding her pencil was shaking.
"Nee, what was the name on the card that made you so emotional and Tyki sad?" She inquired with a childish voice, even if she knew the answer already. The Earl only chuckled. "Don´t play dumb dear Road~. It doesn´t suit you~." He scolded. Road only hid her head in her knees.
The Name on the Card that messed them up was….
…..ALLEN WALKER.